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fiendkin

fiendkin noun: a little fiend; an imp.

Noun

fiendkin (plural fiendkins)

  1. A little fiend; an imp.
    • And then I shall come as king, with crown and with angels, And have out of hell all men's souls. Fiends and fiendkins shall stand before me And be at my bidding, of bliss or of pain.1996, William Langland, George D. Economou, William Langland's Piers Plowman
    Synonyms:
    fiendling

Synonyms of fiendkin

Forms of fiendkin

pluralfiendkins

Origin of fiendkin

From Middle English feondeken, equivalent to fiend + -kin (diminutive suffix).

Questions about fiendkin

What does fiendkin mean?
Fiendkin means a little fiend; an imp.
What part of speech is fiendkin?
Fiendkin is a noun.
What is the plural of fiendkin?
The plural of fiendkin is fiendkins.

Words near fiendkin in the dictionary

  1. fiendish
  2. fiendishly
  3. fiendishness
  4. fiendishnesses
  5. fiendism
  6. fiendkin
  7. fiendkins
  8. fiendlike
  9. fiendliness
  10. fiendling
  11. fiendlings

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